Pastoral Keyworker

Outcomes First Group; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Your Wellbeing Matters

Vista Platform health benefits

Health and wellbeing benefits

Discounts (UK & international)

Job summary

Outcomes First Group's Hillingdon Manor School is seeking a compassionate Pastoral Key Worker to support autistic students aged 11–19. You will promote wellbeing, help remove barriers to learning and act as a trusted link between home and school.

In this role you’ll build strong relationships with students and families, deliver targeted interventions and collaborate with school staff and external professionals to ensure attendance, safety and personal development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with students or vulnerable individuals.
• Ability to build positive relationships and communicate effectively.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and commitment to wellbeing.
• Resilient, empathetic and calm under pressure.
• Ability to collaborate with families and external agencies.
• Organisational skills and accurate record keeping.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with students and families.
• Support attendance and positive outcomes through targeted interventions.
• Provide emotional and practical support for social, emotional, or behavioural challenges.
• Collaborate with parents, carers and external agencies to ensure support.
• Monitor attendance, behaviour and wellbeing and implement strategies.
• Conduct home visits where appropriate and maintain communication with families.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Safeguarding

Empathy

Record keeping

Job description

We are looking for a compassionate, proactive and dedicated Pastoral Key Worker to join our team at Hillingdon Manor School. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of students by providing pastoral support, promoting wellbeing and helping them overcome barriers to learning and engagement. Working closely with students, families, school staff and external professionals, you will build strong, positive relationships that support attendance, emotional wellbeing, behaviour and personal development. You will act as a key link between home and school, delivering targeted interventions, supporting vulnerable students through periods of challenge and ensuring every student feels safe, supported and valued.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Building trusted relationships with students and their families.
• Supporting attendance, engagement and positive outcomes through targeted interventions.
• Providing emotional and practical support to students who may be experiencing social, emotional or behavioural challenges.
• Working collaboratively with parents, carers and external agencies to ensure students receive the support they need.
• Monitoring attendance, behaviour and wellbeing, identifying concerns and implementing effective support strategies.
• Conducting home visits where appropriate and maintaining regular communication with families.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting students to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience working with students, families or vulnerable individuals.
• Can build positive, trusting relationships and communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
• Understands safeguarding and is committed to promoting student wellbeing.
• Is resilient, empathetic and able to remain calm in challenging situations.
• Can work collaboratively with colleagues, families and external agencies.
• Has strong organisational skills and can maintain accurate records.
• Holds a full UK driving licence.

Experience within a SEND, pastoral, family support, youth work, social care or alternative provision setting would be advantageous. Most importantly, you'll be passionate about helping students overcome barriers and achieve their full potential.

Hillingdon Manor School is an independent specialist school for autistic students aged 11 to 19, with a capacity of 170 students across two sites in Hillingdon. We provide a personalised, autism-specific education through small class sizes, tailored learning pathways and a highly skilled multidisciplinary team. Our adapted curriculum is designed to meet the individual needs of every student, enabling them to develop the skills, confidence and independence needed to achieve their full potential in education and life. Guided by our values of Ready, Respectful and Safe, we create a positive, supportive and inclusive environment where students can thrive. We are looking for passionate, resilient and dedicated professionals who share our commitment to making a meaningful difference to the lives of autistic young people and their families. At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity. We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people.

All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support